Felons on Board

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AnnaD2 (Florida)
Posts: 960

Posted:

In Florida---I was always under the impression that according to State Statutes that the only person that could not run for the Board of Directors is anyone who is a convicted felon. Now I'm told that if a convicted felon has had their voting rights restored then they CAN run for the board.

So my question is this: How in the world do we find out if their voting rights have been restored? I can't find that in any county records. If we simply ask the person they could lie about it. We can't ask for a voter ID card....they could say their rights are restored but they didn't register. Any ideas?

DanielL3 (Louisiana)
Posts: 65

Posted:

it is interesting your subject concerns felons on Boards. The developer of
our community is a convicted felon and he was the President of the HOA prior
to turning over the HOA to the residents. I can only recommend first, you read
the Florida Non-Profit Corporation Law. Does the law address felons on Boards?
Does Florida have a HOA statute? Do you have an attorney representing the Board?
How do you handle other members interested in running for the Board? Do you know their past history?

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